Theatrical schedule and advertising cabinet.



T. W. MULLALY. TEEATDIGAL SCHEDULE AND ADVERTISING CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED JULY'26,1911.

v 1,038,416. Patented sept. 10,1912.

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- THEATRICAL SCHEDULE .AND ADVERTISING CABINET.

Specification of ,Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 10, 1912.

Application led July 26, y1911. Serial No. 640,562.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS W. MUILALY, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Fort Worth, in the county of Tarrant and State of Texas,have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Theatrical Scheduleand Advertising Cabinets, of which the following is a speciiication. y

.This invention relates to improvements in display cabinets, and hasparticular reference to a bulletinboard to be used in announcing to thepublic the times, the places, and the acts scheduled to' take place attheaters or similar places.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a bulletin boardwhich shall contain the names of the number of acts which are to takeplace at a theater, for instance; a vaudeville program, giving theeXact'time that each act begins in both the matine and eveningperformances, andy also` the photographs of. the diderent artists. Thecabinet may alsofbe used in connection with dramatic performances. Theseand other objects will be apparent from the following description, andwith particularV reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a bulletin board made in accordancewith my invention. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of one of the sections ofthe same. Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1, Fig. 4is a transverse section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3.

Referring particularly to the drawings it will be seen that I haveprovided a double board formed of the two portions 10 and 11, connectedat one vertical edge by means of the hinges 12 and provided withsuitable fastening devices 13 to hold the parts 10 and 11 together.Within each of the frames are arranged the divisions 14, 15 and 16 and17, by means of the molding strips or ot-her suitable division means 18.The division 111 is subdivided so as to contain the name of the theater,and other suitable phraseology desired by the managerof the theater, andalso a space at the side for advertising, and in thecenter for someannouncements of special features, either as to theparticular acts, orthat souvenirs will be given at certain performances. 4

The central space15 of the bulletin board is formed into a number ofnarrow spaces, in which are arranged slides 19, preferably of frostedglass, having thereon the names of the various acts, and at one end ofeach of the slides is printed the exact time at which such act begins inthe matine performance, and at the opposite end of each of the slidesthe time at the evening perfoi-mance. Pivoted buttons 20 are mounted onthe partition strips to hold the slides in place. O n `either sidezofthe section 15'is'a vertical line of partitioned spaces 21, forphotographs of the artists in the dierent acts. The' spaces- 14, 16, and17 are subdivided `into advertisement spaces. At the upper end of eachof the photograph spaces 21 is a pocket 22 for programs or otherliterature desired to be distributed by the house.

Referring particularly to Figs. 3 and 4, the molding `strips arearranged in stepped relation, those at the center of the cabinet beingthe highest and those toward the edges being lower, so `that the slidesmay be readily inserted on each side of the compartments. Within thecabinet and behind the spaces are arranged the electric lamps 23, sothat the acts will stand out prominently above the other portions of theboard. The board is provided with the feet 24 to hold the same asuitable distance above the pavement or' iioor and thus protect thecabinet. Botlx sides of the board are shown in Fig. 1, so that thelegends may be read from either side, at.y night, or in the day time. Ifdesired, I may use one side of the Iboard to show the acts representingThis weeks bill,7 and the opposite side for Next Weeks bill.

The sections in the frame of the bulletin board are readily removable,so that the frame may be subdivided in any desired manner, according tothe ideas of the management of each theater. It will, of course, beunderstood that I may make all the slides semitransparent, similar tothe act slides, so that all the reading matter on the board Will show upbrightly at night.

What is claimed is:

A bulletin board comprising large frames hinged together, fasteningmeansffor holding the frames together, a small frame disposed in thecenter of each of said large frames, vertical 'and horizontal stripswithin th'e small frame, semi-transparent remo/vable slides on thehorizontal strips, pivoted members on the said strips for holding theslides, vertical and horizontal strips between the large and smallframes, semi-transparent slides between the strips, pvoted members forholding the last-named slidesr supporting means for the large frames,and a 5 lighting means between the frames whereby the announcements maybe read from eithe side of the board.

' In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

THOMAS W. MULLALY.

Witnesses:

M. B. LoYD, T. B. YARBROUGH.

